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THE UNISON 

OF THE \^ 

CONSCIOUS force! 

To the Medical Profession. 

Electro=Magnetism 

AND 

Hypnotism. 




An Outline of the Secret of the Buddhists. 



Theosophy — Spiritualism — Eavesdropping — Espionage — 

The Doctrine of Secrets — Secret or Cystic Punishment 

— Power of Magnetizers — Semi-S ubjectiveness — 

Tekpsychological Action — Thought Transference. 

Mind Reading — Muscle Reading — Transmission by Sight — 

Y'i xnalizing — Dreams — Dangers of Magnetism — Victim 

System — Hypnotism and Magnetism — Appendix — 

(, ^ Distributing Mediums — Etc , Etc 





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By S. HEYDENFELDT, Jr. 



SAN FRANCISCO: 

w. M. II in ion & Co., Printers and IHjbi ishers, 

536 Clay Street, 

1800. 



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THE UNISON 



OF THE 



CONSCIOUS FORCE 

(A Force Which Carries the Power of Thought.) 



ELECTRO MAGNETISM. 

(use of the term.) 

The reasons for using the term electro-magnetism, 
instead of magnetism, are many. In the first place 
" magnetism " has been used synonymously with " mes- 
merism ;" even writers of some authority have confounded 
the meaning of the terms. Furthermore the various 
phenomena produced by magnetizing the human body 
by electricity have been so frequently ascribed to 
animal magnetism, or to the effect of one mind upon 
another, that recently it has scarcely ever been used to 
mean anything else; so few have had explained to them 
the effects which can be produced by electricity. 

The word " electro " at once indicates that it is some 
form of electricity generated either by friction or 
chemicals. 

I did not use the term electricity for the rei 
that a body of spiritualists construed it to mean 
spiritualism, meaning that all the phenomena unex- 
plained, produced by its application to the living body, 
were due to spiritism. 



Again, electro-magnetism is particularly a proper 
term to use, as it includes the two important factors 
which produce the results; and notwithstanding that 
there is a definite application and meaning of the 
term in mechanical electricity, there is no reason why 
it should not have another application when used in 
connection with living beings, in the manner that 
magnetizing has its meaning in mechanical force- as 
well as in the force of life. 

UNISON of Till: CONSCIOUS AND SENSORY FORC1 

The brain iA % one person can he connected with 
that of another by a current of electro- magnetism 

generated from an electro-galvanic or Faradic or 
other battery, which will continue so long as the 
current is being generated by the battery, passing 
through the one applying a battery to himself (or 
having it applied by an operator) to the other, who 
need not have applied to him either pole of the bat- 
tery, the earth's magnetism, the moisture, or serum, 
and the electricity and magnetism in the living body 
of the latter being sufficient to continue the current 
once induced for a very considerable period of time. 
Other parts of the body may, in a like manner, be con- 
nected by such a current of electro- magnetism. 

After a current of electro-magnetism generated from 
a battery has connected one person with another or oth- 
ers, certain substances and ethers, some of which will be 
mentioned further on, may be conducted with the cur- 
rent applied to one of them in the way that chemicals 
can be introduced into the system by the galvanic cur- 



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rent. The substance, passing with the current of elec- 
tro-magnetism from the battery of the person using it 
on himself on applying it to another, and being induced 
to the others, has the effect of producing a continuing 
invisible current, passing from one to the others, and 
continuing as long as the current of electro-magnetism 
is generated, and for a considerable time after the use 
of the battery has been suspended. The substance in- 
troduced into the systems of each, together with the 
serum, electricity and magnetism generated by the bod- 
and the earth's magnetism, have the effect to cause 
the current to continue to pass from one to the other. 
How long such a connection will continue, by the nat- 
ural electricity and magnetism generated in the bodies 
connected, will of course depend upon the amount of 
the substance which has been used, as well as the dis- 
tance between the persons. 

All of the muscles, tissues, fibres and nerves of one 
person can be connected with the corresponding ones 
of another. Where such a complete connection is 
made it follows that the natural electricity and mag- 
netism of each aids in sustaining the current. 

Let us suppose that A and B have been thus con- 
nected by such a current of electro-magnetism carrying 
with it one of these substances. A represents the per- 
son who uses the electro-motive force from the battery, 
or on whom it is used by the operator. B represents 
the person connected with A to whom the current is 
induced. 

The quantity of the electro-motive force applied to 
the person of A will, if sufficient, and the distance ol' I> 



be not too great, carry or conduct with it a portion of 
the magnetic nerve force, muscular force and sen sow 
forces of A to B to such an extent that the move- 
ments of B can be felt by A. Any cauterization of A 
can be felt by B. Any irritation of the skin of B can 
be felt by A. If the current induced from A to B 
passes through corresponding muscles of the bodies 
of A and B, any irritation of the epidermis of the parts 
connected of either will be felt by the other. 

The sense of touch as well as of the muscular move- 
meats of B can be detected by A. 

If the current from the battery is made to pass 
through the cerebrum and cerebellum of A to the brain 
of B, the distance not being too great, and the quantity 
of the electro-motive force being sufficient, a portion of 
what may be termed the conscious force of A will be 
transferred or induced to B, to such an extent that not 
only the thoughts and words may be communicated 
from one to the other, but articulated speech is ren- 
dered possible, and intelligent conversation may be had 
by reason of these forces being induced or carried with 
the current of electro-magnetism to B. B will know 
what A wishes to sa}^, and express it for him, and, if it 
is a question, can answer it. If the quantity of electro- 
motive force applied to A be increased, and is made to 
pass through his neck and head, the induced forces to 
B will be sufficient to compel B to express, by articu- 
lated speech, whatever A wishes to say, whether B 
wishes to or not; in such case the muscles of B must 
be controlled by A or by the person operating on A, by 
using and applying the electrodes and forceps to the 



proper muscles. In the same way the operator can 
force A to express and say whatever he (the operator) 
pleases by fixing his mind upon the words mentally 
formed, which are conducted through his muscles and 
• nerves to the electrode or forceps attached, and thence 
to A, who can be made to express them either mentally 
or by inarticulated or articulated expression; and the 
current, passing to the corresponding muscles of B, 
forces B to repeat what A said. (See paragraph on 
" Muscle Reading.") 

To such an extent may part of this conscious forcej 
as well as the portions of the sensory forces of A, be 
induced to B, that they exist actively and independ- 
ently in B. The current properly and carefully directed 
through and from the optic nerves of A to the optic 
nerves of B, will enable A to read through the eyes of B. 

The olfactory nerves are particularly sensitive under 
this condition of electro-magnetism. A and B being 
connected, and the olfactory nerves being partly in uni- 
son, the slightest odor can be detected by either and 
both; thus, ammonia inhaled by A can be easily de- 
tected by B; also, certain gases and perfumes. 

The auditory nerves of both A and B are also par- 
ticularly sensitized under this condition of electro-mag- 
netism. This will be discussed further on. 

Where the electro-magnetism and other forces are 
induced from A to B, by the application of the electro, 
motive force to the whole body of A, so much of the 
conscious force, the magnetic-nerve force, the muscular 
force and the sensory forces of A may be induced to B, 
that the condition of A in B lias been termed a condi- 
tion of being incysted, meaning partially incysted. , 



While this unison of the conscious force and other 
forces of A and B exists, and A is partially incysted in 
B, A and Bare not incapacitated from pursuing their 
usual avocations, although the muscular movements of 
B may be measurably interfered with. 

Of course, a condition of A being so incysted in i>. 
might exist so as to unfit A from attending to his usual 
duties, from debility caused by absence of those por- 
tions of his vital forces which have been temporarily 
induced to B. 

In order to effect as complete a unison as possible, 
the two persons should be of uniform size which being 
impossible, a smaller person should be incysted in a 
larger one, so that as many nerve fibres of B may re- 
ceive the corresponding nerve fibres of A. In this way 
the function of every organ can be felt to be united. 

When A is incysted in this way in B, A being a 
smaller person, B sometimes feels as though there was 
a film — I will call it a film of magnetism for the lack 
of a better term — in various parts of his body; its ex- 
act distance from the epidermis varies in different 
parts of the body. I attribute this greater unison to- 
the use of an electro-magazine applied to the whole 
of the body of A after the unison has been effected 
by the current from the battery. In this latter state- 
ment I may, however, be mistaken; but a more com- 
plete unison can be effected by which such a film can 
be felt by B. 

To effect this unison much depends upon the dis- 
tance of the persons, the quantity of electro-motive 
force, a proper direction of the current of electro-mag- 



netism to the corresponding parts of the bodies of the 
persons. 

If a larger person is connected with a smaller one, 
and an attempt is made to incyst all of his correspond- 
ing muscular and nerve fibres, it will cause a sense of 
fullness and suffocation in the smaller one. owing to 
the larger one having more nerve fibres which seek to 
find a place in the corresponding nerve fibres of the 
smaller person. 

In order to accurately describe the condition of 
being incysted, meaning partially incysted, it is neces- 
sary to have a thorough knowledge of physiology and 
electro-therapeutics, which I have not. 

THE CONSCIOUS FORCE. 

A FORCE WHICH CARRIES THE POWER OF THOUGHT. 

I have used the term conscious force as being a 
force which* carries the power of thought, for the rea- 
son that the vital forces of A can be so incysted in B, 
and A be in such a condition that he seems to exert 
tliis power in B when a sufficient quantity of electro- 
motive force is applied to his brain, and part of its 
forces are induced to the brain of B. It may he pos- 
sible that this power can, under conditions of great 
unison, be exercised by A using that portion of his con- 
scious force which is induced to B to a greater extent 
than he can use that which remains in his own brain. 

Those who have studied the actions of hypnotics 
and the operations of the minds of the subjectives or 
setni-subjectives, when partially incysted in others, 
may throw some light upon the question as to 



whether the conscious force is exercised more in the 
person in whom they are incysted, or in their own 
brains; the observation and the reasoning faculties of 
persons in such condition have probably been studied 
by thoughtful men. 

For the purpose of effecting this union of the con- 
scious and other forces, the persons sought to be con- 
nected, should have the current passed through their 
brains, Respectively, with sufficient force to overcome 
the resistance of the power of the wiM, which will render 
them temporarily unconscious. This should be re- 
sorted to, if a long-continued, constant current passing 
through the heads of both has failed. It may be pos- 
sible that when the will power is overcome by hypno- 
tism or mesmerism, or by an anaesthetic or ether, the 
union may be readily made. 

In making a complete connection it must be remem- 
bered that the nerve is always in the condition of a 
closed circuit. The peri-polar arrangement of the 
molecules must also be borne in mind; also, the effect 
of applying the polarizing current of the battery by 
which the positive zones of the nerves will turn toward 
the negative, and the negative toward the positive; use 
the electrodes on the two persons in such a manner 
that the forces of one can be induced to the other. 

Galvanic or Farad ic or medical coil batteries with 
zinc carbon cells are used to effect this unison of the 
conscious and sensory forces. 

In order to continue the connection from brain to 
brain different substances are used, depending on the 
distance between the persons. 



SUBSTANCES ISED. 

Cerium (atomic weight, 141.2; Roscoe). The oxa- 
late and the oxide; sulphuric acid; gypsum; natron; 
magnesia; gum Arabic and other hydro-carbons. 

.Many other chemicals are said to be used which 
must be made the subject of experimentation, y (Jtfy: 

Substances, chemicals, food, etc., which generate 
serum, nerve force and magnetism, are administered to 
one or more of the persons connected, besides using 
acids and ethers by electro-medication. 

HEARING AND TRANSMITTING. 

Persons under some conditions of electro-magnet- 
ism become transmitters of sound. What they hear is 
transmitted to others, whose auditory nerves are sensi- 
tized and who are in a line of magnetism. r lhe act of 
hearing is in itself a repetition. 

CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. 

Transmitting what is heard, being the case, a person 
in such condition should not receive confidential com- 
munications. Some persons, perhaps, are employed to 

k confidential communications and transmit them to 
persons who record them, or. being in such condition 
and not knowing it, or not knowing the truth of the 
statement that •' the act of hearing is a repetition in 
itself," might be the innocent means of transmitting 
what was spoken confidentially. 

EAVESDROPPING. 

At not too great a distance, persons whose auditory 



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nerves are sensitized can act as eavesdroppers and 
stenograph what is transmitted. 

When a person in this condition hears what is said, 
it may be transmitted to one or more eavesdroppers 
who are in a line of magnetism. This line of magnet- 
ism depends greatly upon the person hearing, and the 
eavesdroppers not moving their position during tin 1 con- 
versation. A number of eavesdroppers being in the 
neighborhood one or more of them by attention may 
place himself in the line of magnetism and hear ami 
transcribe what is said. The eavesdroppers can meet. 
compare their manuscripts and in this way succeed in 
procuring a tolerably correct engrossed manuscript em- 
bodying the conversation. 

THE LINE OF MAGNETISM. 

Persons who are in a condition of electro-magnet- 
ism, whose brains are not connected, may at not too 
great a distance hear what is said to a transmitter. The 
term " line of magnetism " used in this connection may 
be illustrated in the same way that persons hear who 
are not in any condition of electro-magnetism. If a 
person is in a large room he may hear when in one 
position and not in another; if the person speaking is 
at some distance from him the position of the speaker 
it may require the person spoken to to change his posi- 
tion in order to hear with facility. 

Again. I may illustrate it by two persons being out 
of doors at a considerable distance apart; the person 
spoken to changes the position of his head in order to 
hear what is said until he finds the line or current of 



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the vibrations from the mouth of the speaker; if be is 
straining himself to hear what is said he does not 
move his position; if he does, the voice but not the 
words reach him. 

Where the brains of one or more persons are slightly 
connected by a current of electro-magnetism the line 
of magnetism ma) 7 be illustrated by an invisible wire 
connecting each with the other, which must extend 
from the auditory nerves of one to the other or others. 
By movement this line may be broken, and may be re- 
covered again by change of position and attention. 

Persons who are in a condition of electro-magnet- 
ism hear the sounds of the voice of human beings who 
are in a similar condition by the inner ear direct, and 
also the sounds which they transmit. 

The brain of the person who is directly receiving 
the confidential communication, being connected with 
the brain of another, or others, transmits to him. or 
them, with more certainty all that he hears. 

The person might be unaware of the fact that what 
he heard was transmitted, and he might also even be 
unaware of the fact that his brain was connected with 
another, or others, by a current of electro-magnetism, 
or knowing that his brain was connected with another, 
he might believe that such other was the only person 
with whom his brain was connected. # 

He might listen to a private and confidential com- 
munication, thinking it would be transmitted to another 
by agreement of the three, and at the same time uncon- 
sciously be transmitting by such brain connection to 
many others. 



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A person, in order to insure a most accurate record 
of what he hears, can repeat what was said to him by 
a. slight, unobserved, inarticulated expression, using the 
tongue and the muscles of the mouth, like most peop] e 
do when reading to themselves. 

THE DOCTRINE OF SECRETS. 

A person can be electro-magnetized without know- 
ing it. lie can be drugged or chlorofbrmed, and sub- 
jected to a current of electro-magnetism and his brain 
connected with andther or others. 

Such a condition can probably be brought about 
by passing a light, gentle current through him while 
asleep, without detection, by persons in adjoining rooms 
with proper electrical appliances. Once in this condi- 
tion, without knowing it, with the brain connection 
affected, his every thought and every act and every 
motive could be known. 

He would become unconsciously a transmitter of 
confidential communications, and aid in a system of 
espionage by which he might place himself or his 
friends in the power of others by their secrets becom- 
ing known in this way. 

IN THE POWER OF MAGNETIZERS. 

A person .so electro-magnetized, not knowing his 
condition, is physically in the power of the magnetizers. 
His muscular movements can be interfered with. Se- 
vere pains can be produced in all parts of the body. 

In fact, whatever effect that can be produced by the 
application of an electric current, whether from the 



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frictional, Faradic or galvanic battery, directly applied 
to the whole body of a person, or whether by localized 
application, corresponding effects can be produced upon 
another whose muscles, tissues, fibres and nerves are con- 
nected with the person to whom the current is applied, 
provided the distance is not too great and the quan- 
tity of electro-motive force is sufficient. 

The action of the heart can be suspended and death 
ensue. 

Poisons to produce fatal results, can be introduced 
into his system through the person partially incysted 
by way of electro-medication, or by their being adminis- 
tered internally to such person. In such cases the 
death of both would be the consequence. 

Effects which can be* produced by electro-magnet- 
ism through another can be made to imitate many 
established diseases which would receive the same diag- 
nosis by the ordinarily instructed as well as by the 
learned physician. Their medicines would have no 
effect; the only remedy would be to disconnect them 
from the person partially incysted. 

If a person should discover that lie was connected 
witli another by electro-magnetism and make such a 
statement, it would probably be discredited by the 
medical profession. They, would give his condition the 
stereotyped diagnosis, " sul)jectiveness. ,, 

If he complained to his friends, or to his family 
physician, they would advise him to take rest and 
repose, and not permit his mind to dwell on the sub- 
ject. If he complained to the officers of the law. he 



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would most probably be silenced by the suggestion that 
lie had better go before the Commissioners of Insanity. 

THE BUDDHIST PURSUIT. 

Not knowing how to disconnect himself from 
others, nor how to de-magnetize himself, lie can be kept 
in that condition by persons unknown. This is called 
the l ' Buddhist pursuit."' 

If he travels by land he may be transferred from 
one jurisdiction to another, and be kept in the same 
condition. The question is, can a person ever be de- 
magnetized or disconnected from those with whom he 
has once been connected? 

SEMI-SUBJECTIVES. 

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In addition to the fact that the conscious force and 
other forces may be partially united by a current of 
electro-magnetism, by a proper use of the battery, the 
chemicals, the electrodes, and the forceps, as hereinbe- 
fore described, a system is practiced by which drugs, 
such as opium and its alkaloids, etc., etc., are adminis- 
tered to one person, who is partially incysted in an- 
other, for the purpose of rendering the latter, or both, 
in a condition similar to that of the subjectives, and in- 
ducing a portion of the conscious and sensory forces of 
the latter to the former. 

Let us represent two persons, one by C and the 
other by D. Opium or its alkaloids or other drugs may 
be administered by D, which, if given in the proper 
quantity, will affect C to such an extent as to produce 
sleep, whereupon, by an application of the proper elec- 






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trode of the battery to D (or to another person, who, not 
being affected by any drugs, may partially disconnect J) 
and connect himself by the current of electro-magnet ism 
in the place and stead of D), a portion of the conscious 
force and sensory forces of C, while in such a condition 
of sleep, under the drugs administered to D, can be in- 
duced to D or to the person who has taken D's place. 
In this condition C"s thoughts are transferred. He may 
be questioned and cross-questioned as to his life, his 
acts, his opinions, his thoughts and his motives; his 
mode of expression may be by thought-transference or 
by a slight inner, inarticulated expression which may 
be interpreted and expressed by D or his substitute, or 
by another person connected. 

Upon awakening C may have no recollection of 
what has occurred. What he does remember may be 
Like the remembrance of a dream. Sometimes it may 
be faint, sometimes vivid. Unless he is aware of his 
condition of being connected with others by a current 
of electro-magnetism, he will relegate it to the realm of 
dreams It must be remembered that it is not ne 
sary to apply the electrode to C A portion of C's con- 
scious force is induced by the application of the elec- 
trode to D. 

EXAMINING SKMl-SUBJECTIVES. 

To those undertaking to listen, to question and to 
cross-examine persons in such a so-called condition of 
subjectiveness, care must necessarily be taken in sepa- 
rating the thoughts and expression of C's from those of 
1). If \Y* substitute attempts to interpret and express 
for C, the utmost care should be taken to avoid the 
interpretation of the mingled thoughts of and those 



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of D's substitute, as well as the natural tendency which 
D's substitute (or any person) has to anticipate what 
is thinking about or wishes to say. Caution should be 
observed in D's substitute, as well as by the listeners 
and operators, to separate the thoughts and expressions. 
not only of C, and D's substitute, but the thoughts and 
expressions of others, whose brains may be to some ex- 
tent connected by a current' of electro-magnetism with 
C or D's substitute, or with both. 

D having been disconnected from C may of course 
be connected by a current of electro-magnetism with 
some one else, and be questioned and cross-examined 
in a similar manner. (See a following paragraph on 
" Thought Transference " and " Mind Reading.") 

Sometimes, a portion of the conscious and sensory 
forces of a person who is in a semi-subjective condition 
are partially incysted, first in one and then in another, 
his stray words or thoughts while in each, are often put 
together by the persons in whom he was partially in- 
cysted, or by their operators or listeners. Nearly all of 
the events of a person's life can be gathered by examin- 
ation while in a semi-subjective condition; and pains 
are sometimes taken to clo so, to make converts to 
spiritualism. 

TRANSFER OF THOUGHT OF SEMI- SUB JECTIVES INCYSTED. 

A person who is in a subjective or semi-subjective 
condition, whose conscious force and sensory forces are 
partially incysted in another, can be made to men- 
tally express what a person who is connected with him 
wants him to express; or what the operator wishes him 



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to mentally express, by the use of the electrode or any 
light electro-motive force, upon any person connected; 
and such person partially inc} r stecl can be made subject 
to all emotional excitement by impression. 

DETECTING CRIMINALS. 

This system of examination of persons in a condi- 
tion similar to that of subjectiveness may be used to 
detect criminals (it has not to my knowledge ever been 
used by the civil authorities of any country for that 
purpose), to study psychological questions, to discover 
secrets, and it is said also to be used among theosophi- 
cal sections for amusement. 

SO-CALLED " TAKING POSSESSION."' 

The conscious *force and the sensory forces of a 
strong person, may be carried or conducted with a 
current of electro-magnetism to a weaker one, and the 
weaker one be frightened into complete submission, 
being afraid to assert himself, particularly if he was not 
aware how the unison was affected — the stronger one 
might hot even know how the transfer was made; the 
current of electro-magnetism beingVifficient, he might, 
as they say, 4 ' take possession" of the weaker one. and 
imagine that he had been completely transferred; in 
such instances there would be no element of fraud in 
either of the subjects; of course, the " taking posses. 
sion " would be only temporary, and last while the cur- 
rent of electro-magnetism was induced. 

DESCRIBING l MA MI LIAR LOCALITIES. 

The optic nerves of A, being sufficiently connected 
with those of B, would enable A to describe localities. 



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scenes, objects, paintings, etc., which he had never seen 
before, but which B was looking at, both being awake 
and not in any condition of subjectiveness. In oilier 
words, A would see through the eyes of B. 

If the brains of two persons were connected — Lei us 
represent them by C and D: if C was asleep or in a 
subjective state, or in so-called subjective state, the oper- 
ator could direct him to visit a certain locality, this 
would be communicated toj|D, by C repeating it to 1) 
by inarticulated expression, as in reading, or by the fact 
of C hearing it, by reason of being connected, so that D 
could visit the locality named,[and describe it to C by 
the same method of expression, or by thought transfer- 
ence; the object which D looks at is expressed in his 
mind and transferred to the mind of C, if you look at a 
landscape, a tree, a chair or a book, by the very act of 
observation the object is described. 

C having been in a subjective state, or, we will say, 
asleep, if enough of his conscious and sensory forces 
are induced to D, C will conclude that he has visited 
the locality described, unless he knows better, by being- 
aware of having been connected with D by a current of 
electro-magnetism. 

INCYSTING AT GREAT DISTANCES. 

A person's conscious force while in a semi-subjective 
state, may be partially incysted in another, who ma}^ be 
at such a distance that the person incysted could with 
truth say that he had seen the sim rise in the night time. 

A natural current of magnetism, passing from one 
person to another, by the earth's current, may connect 



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the conscious and sensory forces of persons at gfeal 
distances apart, where it was not purposely effected. 

A person who is in a semi subjective condition, 
whose conscious and sensory forces are partially in- 
eysted in another, may be so connected with others who 
are not subjective, that they can question him as to 
where he is. what he sees and what he hears. 

TELEPSYCHOLOGICAL ACTION. 
THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE — MIND READING. 

The origin, development, transfer, interpretation and 
expression of thought, by persons whose brains are con- 
nected by a current of electro-magnetism, are matters 
of the utmost importance and deserve careful study. 
The thoughts of another, or others, having been trans- 
ferred, are often taken to be the original thoughts of 
the person to whom they are transferred. This would 
always be the case with the person receiving them, if 
he did not know that his brain was connected with 
another or with others, and thus give himself credit for 
great originality. 

A thought of one person often results in its expres- 
sion by others. After a thought, as we may say. is in 
embryo, its subsequent development into articulated 
speech, assumes thai form of expression, such as we use 
"m selecting words, or such as we use in it^ expression 
from the mind to the pen. 

Among persons whose brains are so connected, diffi- 
culty is often experienced in detecting the originator of 
a thought in embryo, its transfer in that condition to 



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another who attempts to develop it, is often misinter- 
preted by reason of the natural tendency which every 
person has to anticipate what another is going to say. 

The thought of one may be almost contempora- 
neously joined with that of another, and both seem to 
originate in the same person, which, being transferred 
to others, are, in consequence of their seeming to issue 
from the same brain, misinterpreted, misconstrued and 
given a false expression. The same difficulty arises 
when a part of a sentence is mental 1)' expressed by the 
person originating it, and other mental words are trans- 
ferred to him from another at or about the same time; 
the " part of the sentence " and the " other mental 
words " passing to others and coming apparently from 
one person will most generally fail to be separated by 
the others, and consequently an unmeaning phrase or a 
false expression will be given, there will be a mis- 
joinder of words. 

The person interpreting should have a fail* and an 
honest mind, a thorough knowledge of character, and 
should be careful not to mingle his own thoughts with 
those transferred, as well as not to anticipate. 

A person whose brain is connected with the brains 
of others by a current of electro-magnetism may be 
thinking of a person thus connected with him, and by 
concentrating his mind upon him, convey that impres- 
sion to such person, who will mentally respond to it. 
even if he is pursuing his usual avocations; this is more 
readily accomplished by associating the person thought 
about in the first instance with some locality where 
they have both been, which made a strong impression 



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upon their minds'by the fact of their having 'often been 
there together, or by the fact of some interesting or 
unusual incident having happened there. The person 
on whom the mind is concentrated and the will power 
of another is exercised, may, by fixing his attention, if 
lie so desires, receive the thoughts and transfer his own. 
and by a proper application of the pole of the battery 
to his head, (or by stronger current being generated by 
some one else who is also connected) induce more 1 of 
his sensory forces to such person, so that the transfer 
of thought becomes more and more expressive. 

Thought of others may be passed through a certain 
part of the brain of one or more persons connected with- 
out their knowledge, such persons acting as conductors 
only. 

MENTAL WORDS AND WORDS IN THE OUTER CURRENT OF 
ELECTRO-MAGNETISM. 

Words are often framed in the mind even by letters; 
they can sometimes be seen, as it were, in the atmo- 
sphere, as it were, imprinted in the^ outer current of 
electro-magnetism which connects one person with 
another. 

USING THE SERUM AND MAGNETISM OF OTHERS VICTIM 

SYSTEM. 

The serum, or some of the substances of which the 
serum is composed, or the animal magnetism, has the 
potentiality of thought and expression when it is in- 
duced to another; it can be used by him to a great 
extent in the same manner, as it can be used by the 
person from whom it is induced. 



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A person may change his method of thought and 
expression by inducing to him the serum or magnetism 

of another. 

Qualities of mind which may he Lacking in one person' 

may be induced from another, such as reason, judgment' 
mental activity and energy, the emotions and the ten* 
perament. How long the qualities of mind so induced 
will remain I am not prepared to stale. 

Some portion of the serum or magnetism is needed 
for exact expression; when a portion of it is induced to 
another, it will partly return to the owner by the exer- 
cise of his will power; by the very effort he makes to 
express himself, by articulation or talking, a portion of 
the serum or magnetism returns The action of the 
muscles used for inarticulated and articulated expression 
by the will to express a thought, causes the return of a 
part of the serum or magnetism. What he intends to 
say, however, may be interrupted tl and cause him to 
forget what he was going to say " by a person whose 
brain is connected using the electrode on himself. The 
greater the amount of electro motive force used to in- 
terrupt, the greater must be the effort made for the ex- 
pression of thought. 

A thought in an embryonic condition, is first, what 
I may term a mental sensation, it afterwards becomes a 
physical one by a sensation of the brain, and becomes 
more and more pronounced by its action on the nerves, 
until it takes the* form of articulated or written expres- 
sion. When the serum or magnetism is partly induced 
to another, it is difficult for the person from whom* it is 
induced to develop thought into mental words, even if 



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not interrupted ; ii requires an raarticutatedj or written, 
or articulated expression of the thought, which, when 
expressed, returns to the mind, gives mental satisfaction 
and ii^es it in the understanding. 

A thought in an embryonic condition, or when par- 
tially expressed, may he taken involuntarily from an- 
other by the application of the electrode to the head of 
the person with whom he is connected. 

In addition to the power which has been exercised 
of using the brains of others, as it may be termed, for 
their qualities and characteristics, the serum and mag- 
netism of the body as well as of the brain, are often 
used for their vitality for the purpose of recuperating 
wasted energy. 

This probably explains the. victim and vampire sys- 
tem of India and other countries. 

It has been asserted by some persons accustomed to 
have the serum, or substances which compose it, or mag- 
netism of others induced to them, that they can identify 
the person from whom it came. This, however, is veiv 
doubtful, as the serum or magnetism of one may not 
only have the same peculiarities or qualities as that of 
others, to some of the senses, but it may be so mixed 
with that of others that it cannot be identified. 

RAPID COMMUNICATION WITHOUT TELEGRAM*, 

•• Sporting men are not very useful people, but we 
" are inclined to think they could just now perform a 
11 small service for the world, by clearing up a problem 

; - which every now and then has perplexed soldiers. 



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" statesmen and historians. How do Asiatics without 
11 telegraphs, or semaphores, or heliographs — though as 
" they have mirrorsjand ingenuity they ouglit to have 
■ invented these latter — contrive to transmit the heads 
" of intelligence so rapidly as they do ? 

"The Crusaders, so far as our reading extends- 
" either never observed the fact or they were not sur- 
prised at it; but ever since Europe entered Asia 
'" generals have noticed that accurate rumors of 
"startling events have been known to the natives 
"around them before they themselves received the m- 
" formation. 

" The story as told by the dark men was usually 
" overlaid with details manifestly false, but the central 
" kernel often or even usually turned out true. They 
" have observed that the news arrives in some form 
" that appears to Asiatics trustworthy, for its recipients, 
" whether enemies or traitors, or only large dealers on 
"the 'Change, have acted unhesitatingly, often staking 
" on its accuracy either their fortunes or their heads. 

" The writer was himself informed in Calcutta of 
" the defeat of Chillianwallah two days before it was 
" known to the government, and knew of the bare fact 
" of the redeeming victory of Gujavat twelve hours 
" before the departments received the intelligence. The 
' latter was a most remarkable case, as the government 
1 had made special arrangements to secure early in- 
" formation along the whole line, and were vexed at 
" their defeat, and never accurately ascertained how 
" their messengers had been outstripped." 

London Spectator, February 21st, 1885. 
Thought transference most probably explains the sys- 



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tern of rapid and secret communication in India by 
some writers termed the " secret mail service." 

DISTANCE. 

Various estimates have been made of the rate of 
speed at which the nervous force travels, so we will be 
able to measure the rate of passage of thought from 
brain to brain separated by the distance of the earth's 
diameter. 

THE WILL POWER. 

The exercise of the will power is illustrated by the 
machine called a " reel,'' with magnetic needles, in- 
vented by Count 1\ (who has sought a retreat near 
London in order to avoid those who, under pretext of 
scientific inquiry, merely seek to derive amusement 
from the most serious experiments in science), who 
pursued many of his experiments with RuhmkorfT. An 
imperfect description of the reel in question has been 
published in the current journals. It seems that " with- 
out speech, without touch, by the mere mental influence 
alone will the machine move in obedience to the unex- 
pressed demand." 

TELEPATHY. 

The emotional glands of one person being excited 
will produce a degree of excitement in the correspond- 
ing glands of another, where they are connected with a 
current of electro-magnetism. 

TRANSFER OK QCPRES8IONS. 

The operator can apply the electrode to any part < f 
his or the subject's head, and if connected with another 



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or others, can by thought, transfer to them any subject 
or impression, including all emotions which he is 
capable of expressing, feeling or simulating. 

Thus persons may be impressed with feelings of 
irritability, anger, hatred and revenge: with contempt, 
disgust and nausea: with melancholia, hypocondriasis,; 
gloom, despair, with homicidal and suicidal inclinations; 
on the other hand with impulses of forgiveness, friend- 
ship, sympathy and affection or respect, with feelings of 
repugance or amativeness; the thoughts can also be 
directed to devotional worship, to the contemplation of 
a future life, and to all ontological and philosophical 
speculation. 

All persons connected in one or all of the magnetical 
unions, can be made to receive one and the same im- 
pression. Evan those who know they are connected 
with others, and understand how they can be impressed 
with emotions, often fail to consider whether they are 
being impressed or not. by another. 

The many, wdio are not familiar with the method of 
transfer of impressions, often mistake their impressions 
for their opinions. In this way a whole community 
may lose their independence of thonght, and their ac- 
tions may be guided by a galvanic battery. They 
may be prejudiced against one individual, against a 
race or a religion. 

MUSCLE READING. 

Words, of course, ma}' be conducted from the brain 
through the nerves to the muscles, and may be ex- 
pressed by sound. Thus, if a word is in the mind, and 



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attention is given to its instantaneous transmission from 
the brain to the foot, and froiri the foot to the floor, 
the sound produced by the stamping of the fool upon 
the floor will express the word. Tins method of ex- 
pression is limited to short words; a Long word may be 
expressed in the sumo manner by dividing it into sylla- 
bles. By striking a resonating metallic object with 
metal or a cane, adopting the same method of instanta- 
neous transfer, the sound can he made to carry the 
syllables and words. 

In shaking hands the same principle can be. applied. 

Some persons who are in some condition of electro- 
magnetism are familiar with this method of communica- 
tion, and can readily translate it. Others can even 
translate gestures with the hand, or with a cane which 
is made to carry words from the mind. 

Every group of muscles which can he easily moved 
or controlled by the will, can be made to express inar- 
ticulated words. 

INABTICULATED EXPRESSION BY THE FACIAL MUSCLES. 

A current can be made to pass through the facia] 
muscles of a person without his knowledge, inarticu- 
lately expressing whatever the operator wishes. This 
is done by the operator using the electrode on another 
wdiose facial muscles are connected with such person. 
Persons who are in certain conditions of electro-mag- 
netism* read what is expressed in a manner similar to 
that used by deaf people reading the muscular action 
•of the lips of a person talking. 



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MISTAKES IN MUSCLE AND MIND HEADING. 

Facial muscles, and movements of the lips, may seem 
to convey words to a person reading inarticulated ex- 
pression, while in fact it is an effect produced by the 
operator upon the person reading, the thought or 

mental words come from the operator and pass through 
his subject who is connected with the person reading, 
the latter attributes them to the person he is looking at . 
studying, or,||as it may be termed, mind or muscle 
reading. 

The muscles of a person, or a particular muscle, may 
he so electro-magnetized with a word or a sentence, so 
that it is expressed by every movement of the muscles 
and can be translated by others who are in a condition 
of electro-magnetism; this condition of the muscles 
being charged to express a word or sentence may iast 
for a considerable time, repeating with every movement 
the particular w T ord or phrase. 

But little credit should be given to thought trans- 
ference, or to any of the systems by which inarticu- 
lated expression is conducted. 

VOICE TELEGRAPHING. 

The natural voices of persons in a condition of 
electro-magnetism, or the voices which they transmit, 
can be heard at considerable distances, by the auditory 
nerves of the ear having been sensitized by the applica- 
tion of a current from the galvanic or other battery; or 
perhaps when so sensitized by certain drugs or chemicals. 
Yoices n?*v be heard three or four miles, perhaps sev- 



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oral hundred. It depends on the condition of electro- 
magnetism of the person speaking and the person heal- 
ing, respectively, how they are connected, and the Bub- 
stances, chemicals or ethers used. 

Xo reliance can be placed upon any identification of 
a voice, as it is a common practice to imitate voices; it 
has been stated that one family who have been electro- 
magnetized for many years, have imitated over two hun- 
dred voices of residents of San Francisco, both male 
and female. 

CHANGE OF VOICE. 

A person's voice may be changed by uniting the or- 
gans of articulation connected with another, so may his 
laughter. 

INARTICULATED WORDS RENDERED ARTICULATE. 

An operator can pass words and sentences through 
another who is engaged in a conversation, what the 
operator wishes to say through the person speaking 
is conducted from another, through the thorax or 
mouth, in the form of inarticulated expression, which 
becomes articulated by the vibrations of the voice of 
the person speaking. Of course the inarticulated 
words must reach the mouth of the person speaking 
at the instant of his articulated expression. 

A person in a condition of electro-magnetism can 
listen to both. 

Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the words 
which are spoken from those which are transferred 
or conducted. In this way two subjects of eonversa- 



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tion can be carried on at the same time, apparently 
from the same person; one however, comes from the 
operator. A person with practice can listen to both; 
or one person may listen to one. and another to the 
other. 

Persons may often be mistaken, as to what was 
really said under such circumstanc< The operator 
may change a negative into an affirmative to the person 
listening, while the person speaking may be ignorant 
of what was transmitted or conducted through him. 

Humming or whistling the words is another secrel 

method some persons have of communicating With 
each other ; under electro-magnetism, it is probably 
easier to hear and understand what is hummed or 
whistled. 

PHONOMANIA. 

This term I first used as applicable to words and 
sentences, or to speech and whispers said to be heard 
by some persons, and called hallucinations or illusions 
of hearing, " due to derangement of the perceptional 
ganglia" — if it is true that there are any such hal- 
lucinatons. 

There may be such a condition of the brain, that 
unusual sounds are said io be heard, such as buzzing, 
hissing and ringing sounds; but I do not believe that 
when words are distinctly heard, never mind how often 
they are repeated, that they are illusions, but, on the 
contrary, are the utterances of living human beings, 
who may be at considerable distances, in the same 
neighborhood or in the same city r especially when the 



person hearing them is certain that what he hears does 
not emanate from his own brain. 

Phonomania may also be illustrated by what Mark 

Twain says in his u Sleeping-Car Experience ": 

•• One night, having raised my window curtain to 
look over a moonlighted landscape, as I pulled it down, 
the lines of a popular comic song flashed across me. 
Fatal error! The brain instantly took it up and during 
the rest of the night I was haunted with the awful 
refrain. * * :;: 

AUGMENTATION OF SOUND. 

Motion and sound augment the voices of persons 
who are in a condition of electro-magnetism to others 
in a like condition. 

VISUALIZING. 

It is well known that many persons have the faculty 
of mind-picturing, and can by an effort outline the faces 
of persons they have once seen; others lack this power. 
The power of forming pictures of objects in the mind's 
eye is termed by Francis Galton, ''visualizing." It is 
said by him to be a natural gift, and like all natural 
gifts, has a tendency to be inherited, and exists in a 
higher degree in the female sex than in the male. 

Some artists can paint from memory, others find it 
difficult, and some find it impossible. It is related of 
u painter, who had painted three hundred Large and 
small portraits during the course of one year, thai it 
was his custom to look attentively at his sitter for 
about half an hour, sketching from time to time: he 
would then remove the canvas and sketch another per.- 



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son for about the same period of time; when he wished 

to continue the first portrait, lie recalled the man to 
mind as, sitting in the chair which he had previously 
occupied, where he could perceive him as distinctly as 
if he were really there, in form and color more decided 
and brilliant, and went on painting, looking from time 
to time at the imaginary figure. 

Horace Ve'rnet was celebrated for his power to 
paint from memory. 

It is related of Talma, the great actor, " that he could, 
by the power of his imagination, cause the audience in 
appear like skeletons, and that when the hallucination 
was complete his histrionic genius was at its height." 

Goethe states that he had the power of giving form 
to the images passing before his mind. 

Galton, speaking of persons who have the "visualiz- 
ing faculty," says: '' Others have a complete mastery 
" over their mental images; they can call up the figure 
" Qf a friend, and make it sit in a chair or stand up at 
" will; they can make it turn around and attudinize in 
i; any way, as by mounting it on a bicycle or compell- 
" ing it to perform gymnastic feats on a trapeze/' An 
eminent mineralogist assured Galton that he could 
imagine simultaneously all the sides of a crystal with 
which he was familiar. (Fortnightly Review, Septem- 
ber, 1880.) 

Galton suggests the cultivation of " the capacity of 
u calling up at will a clear, steady and complete mental 
" image of any object that we have recently examined 
" and studied." He says: " We should be able to visu- 
" alize that object freely from all sides; we should be 



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" able to project any of its images on paper and draw 
" its outline there. * : ' :: * I believe that 
•• a serious study of the best method of developing the 
■• faculty of visualizing is one of the many pressing de- 
" siderata in the new science of education.*' He, how- 
ever, says that " when the faculty is strong it is apt to run 
rw#." Like every other operation of the mind, it should 
be controlled by the will. 

Many persons in some conditions of electro-magnet- 
ism acquire the faculty of mind-picturing readily and 
without instruction; by the least effort of thought they 
can picture to themselves not only the faces which they 
have once seen, but faces unknown, such as artists paint 
for their studies; they can also picture objects, un- 
sightly figures, monsters of all shape and mephistophe- 
lian forms; such mental pictures will often be conveyed 
to the minds of persons whose brains are connected by 
a current of electro-magnetism. So, one person may 
picture a word or an object, and another person rub it 
out; one may give to an imaginary person a certain po- 
sition, and the other may alter it, and thus, as it were. 
have a visualizing combat. 

The effect which a current of electro-magnetism has 
upon the natural phosphorus of the brain may in a 
measure account for the facility of visualizing. 

Persons in a condition of electro-magnetism should 
be careful not to practice visualizing too much; there 
might be some danger of their losing all power o\' dis- 
tinction between the imaginary and the real figure. 

Visualizing by women who are in a condition of 
pregnane}' should be avoided. The effects o\' \ isualiz- 



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ing by tlic mother during pregnancy, or visualizing by 
others who are connected with her by electro-magnetism 
while in such condition, may account for many of the 
terrifying hallucinations of sight, as well as in sonic in- 
stances for the birth of monstrosities. 

CHANGE OF FEATURES AND EXPRESSION. 

A person's features and expression may be tempo- 
rarily changed by passing a current of electro-magn 
ism from another to him, so that his identity 'could 
hardly he sworn to by his friends, without a close, in- 
spection. 

COMPOSITE FACES. 

Paces can be temporarily altered so that they bear 
a resemblance to two or more persons, a different ex- 
pression and tinge can be given to the eyes, and the 
complexion may be discolored. 

These changes of features and expression can be 
made by a skillful operator using the electrode on the 
facial muscles of another person connected. 

Whether persons who are not in any condition of 
electro-magnetism can observe these effects I am not pre- 
pared to state. 

TRANSMISSION BY SIGHT. 

If A, or any person connected with B, or any per- 
son connected with A, and thereby with B, by a current 
of electro-magnetism passing through their cerebrums 
and cerebellums sees an object, such as the painted 
name of a street on a sign, a landscape or other scene, 
the object or the landscape seen may be reflected to B, 



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passing through the optic nerves of the persons seeing 
it. making its temporary impression on the brain, 

may sometimes be seen in the cerebrum of B. with his 
eyes cbsed, also it may be sometimes seen apparently 
before the closed eyes of B. This is done by a skillful 
use of the electrode, sometimes with the aid of the 
rheotome. In such cases the object is reflected, pro- 
riding that the optic nerves of A, or those of the per- 
son seeing the object, happen to be in the proper lint.' 
of electro-magnetism with 15; perhaps the person could 
be so placed, and in that way objects might be pur- 
posely reflected from one person to another. 

A person, seeing an object, its spectrum, that lin- 
gering impression made by it upon the eyes, may some- 
times be reflected to the open eyes of another. 

In order that one person should read through the 
eyes of another, it is necessary to induce more of the 
conscious and sensory forces from one to the other, and 
the optic nerves of both must be in unison. 

Xo wonder " there is a blind man in Washington 
who can see!" 

EFFECTS OF PRE-NATAL ELECTRO-MAGNETISM. 

What may be the effect upon a child conceived and 
born while one or both of the parents are in a condition 
of electro-magnetism is a subject deserving careful in- 
vestigation. Perhaps the child, especially the female, 
might inherit peculiar psycho-physical conditions with 
relation to its parents, especially to its mother. 

Another subject I'^v investigation is whether a child 

born in Buch a condition show- a greater tendency to 



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subjectiveness, and whether it is more easily electro- 
magnetized, mesmerized or hypnotized than others, 
and how far all children born of such parents are 
affected. 

HALLUCINATIONS OF FEVERS. 

The condition of the brains of persons who are suf- 
fering fromfevers and are " out of their minds," as it is 
termed, should be carefully investigated with reference 
to the condition of their auditory nerves: whether, the 
brain becomes in such state that it is capable of receiv- 
ing mental sounds, and whether they can hear the 
voices of magnetics. 

It is well known that persons who are in the pos- 
session of the secret of the Buddhists and their subjects 
or victims, and others who are in a condition of elec- 
tro-magnetism, meet during the unusual hours of the 
morning to hold their nocturnal rites, their frantic 
revels, bacchanals and orgies. 

The Druids sometimes meet at midnight and enact 
rows, combats, and pretend to murder, for the purpose 
of fooling their neighbors and enjoying a good laugh 
the next day at their expense, while some of the Spirit- 
ualists, both male and female, play the part of the in- 
sane, until one would think all Bedlam had been turned 
loose. 

Others hold representations of scenes which never 
happened, taking the parts and assuming the names, 
and imitating the voices of others for the purpose of 
spreading false rumors and scandal. 

As persons in a condition of electro-magnetism can 
hear one another at considerable distances, perhaps 
persons whose brains are in fever can do the same. 



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The fright, wanderings and hallucinations of such 
patients may be due to such cause. 

Whether the brain becomes in that condition by 

the over use of alchohol. bromides, opium, morphine, 
chloral, etc., should also be investigated. 

If the hallucinations of a fevered patient should 
prove by investigation to be due to hearing these nat- 
ural voices, an explanation to the patient would be 
more effective than the medicines. 

EFFECT OF MEDICINES ON PERSONS ELECTRO-MAGNETIZED AND 

CONNECTED. 

The rapid and immediate effects which many drugs 
and medicines have, when administered to persons who 
are in a condition of electro-magnetism, and their trans- 
mission to others who are connected, has probably been 
investigated by physicians who understand the subject, 
the result of their observation should be made known 
to their confreres who have been kept in ignorance of 
electro-magnetism. For the purpose of experimenting, 
the introduction of medicines into the system of per- 
sons in such condition by the galvanic current deserv s 
some attention. 

HYPNOTISM AND MAGNETISM. 

A recent work by Frederick Bjornstrom, fcf. D.. of 

Stockholm, translated by Baron Nils Posse, M. lb. lb- 
rector of the Boston School of Gymnastics, on " Hyp- 
notism; Its History and Present Development," gh 
historical retrospect of the subject of magnetism. He 
frequently use.- the term hypnotism, indicating n 



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ditiou akin to magnetism. Like many others, who 
use the terms magnetism, mesmerism, hypnotism and 
spiritualism as synonyms. Bjprnstrom refers to the 
introduction of mesmerism in Fiance; to the secrel 
magnetic order of Mesmer's day*; to the famous " Har- 
monic Society " {Socieie de V Sarmonie) , and to La So- 
ciete de h Quyenne ] and to the vast magnetic league, 
which in the present day works so much mischief in 
Paris. 

He fails to mention the Harmonic Brotherhood of 
Suxon, an old magnetic league; perhaps it has ceased 

to exist. 

He alludes to the dangers of hypnotism, and by 

way of advice, he prefaces his work with the ancient 
classical dictum. " Observandum Bed non imitandum." 

He describes the various phenomena of hypnotism, 
such as Transmission of Sensation. Transmission of 
[mages, without words or signs, without the aid of the 
external senses, wholly mentally, and to the " stigmata 
produced by means of hypnotism, without deceit and 
without the miracles of higher powers." He only de- 
scribes these phenomena, he gives his authorities, and 
the time and place of their occurrence; he does not 
account for them except by his reference to magnetism. 
This ought to explain all; it is the magnetizing of the 
human system by the galvanic battery, and does not 
mean hypnotism, nor mesmerism nor spiritualism. 

In the present day many attempts have been made 
to^expose the secret of magnetism, but .the very use of 

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the terms employed, such as hypnotism, etc., have con- 
fused and misled the public. 

The better authorities say that few persons can be 
hypnotized or mesmerized by the will of another, with- 
out resorting to the usual method of tiring or affecting 
the optic nerve by Long concentration on a brilliant 

object. 

In describing hypnotic phenomena proper, it is 

absolutely necessary to discard all those cases described 

under the head of hypnosis, where the subjects have 

been electro-magnetized and connected with others. 

A reference to the works of Count Rabiano, a French 
abbS, mentions thai all the effects of somnambulism 
can be reproduced by the galvanic current. 

Most of the subjects, or sensitives as they are called. 
have probably been electro-magnetized, without their 
condition being made known to them; their will power 
has been enfeebled, they have not been allowed to use 
it. bavin-- been made to yield complete obedience to the 
person who has had them in custody, or to the voice 
which they have heard at a distance, which they have 
been accustomed to obey, or to a command given by 
transfer of thought or to an impression. 

Where they have sought to assert themselves or 
bel, they have probably been frightened into complete 
submission. 

BIOLOGY. 

The effect of electricity and magnetism upon the 
beginning and development of lib' will afford a wider 
field of study and investigation to biologists when it is 
better understood. 



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DREAMS. 

The unison of the conscious force, may by investi- 
gation throw some Lighl on the subject of dreams. 
Every person who is asleep is in a semi-subjective con- 
dition. The vividness of some dreams which have been 

iribed by persons who were not connected with 
others by a current of electro- magnetism, would Lead 
us to believe that if a portion of their conscious force 
had not boon induced to others, by a natural current of 
magnetism, they were in a condition to hear what oth- 
ers said and imagined they were taking a part, in a con- 
versation. 

INSANITY. 

Let this question of electro-magnetism be investi- 
gated by our physicians. It is the most important ques- 
tion to which their attention has ever been called. It 
will account for many " cases " which they have failed 
to diagnose and treat; it will throw light on those cases 
which have puzzled the most learned; it may explain 
the so-called tendency to insanity, and account for many 
neuresthenic diseases. In fact its investigation and 
study will be a new era in the history of medicine. 

IGNORANCE OF ELECTRO-MAGNETISM. 

The application of electro-magnetism to the human 
body has, it is said, been known for centuries. Among 
all nations, it is the secret of Buddhists, and is known 
in many schools of philosophy and among a number of 
Sects, Tribes and Orders, and among the illuminati. It 
is one of the secrets of Mecca and Constantinople, and 



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it is said to have been scale!] in the Vatican. Mosl 
the remarkable phenomena produced by the magicians 
of India may undoubtedly be accounted for by their 
knowledge of magnetism. It is undoubtedly through it 
that the Kabal prophets and seeresses were developed. 

It is probable that music heard and transferred to 
others at great distances was the •* harmony of spheres 
listened to by the ancients. 

The application of electro-magnetism in the manner 
described has been kept a secret from the mass of man- 
kind, which unfortunately lias been the cause of spread- 
ing superstition and increasing the belief in spiritualism, 
and lias been, perhaps, the cause of other evils which 
have never been attributed to it by reason of ignorance 
and lack of investigation. 

The mind of man should be relieved from its inher- 
ited and nurstled superstitious tendencies, and should 
be taught to account for all phenomena by natural laws. 

The literature on the subject is said to be rare. 
Most of the editions of works describing or alluding to 
its use have found their way into inaccessible libraries. 
Tn one of the rarer editions of Paracelsus there is said 
to be a short description of how magnetism is applied 
to the human body. It is probable that the most im- 
portant writings on the subject have never been pub- 
lished, ami can only be found in the archives of the 
initiated. 

MAGNETISM —THE BUDDH1S1 ET. 

So careful leave the possessors of the Buddhists' 
secrel been, that in general literature nothing can 
found upon the subject of magnetizing the body by 



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electricity. NTo reference is made to its dangers: but 
little referent'" is made to the cause of the magnetical 
wars of Europe and Asia. 

We find references to mysticism, to black magic, to 
wonder workers, but no explanation of how the wonders 
are wrought. 

DANGERS OF MAGNETISM AND SECRET SOCIETI] 

In the history of Druidism we arc (old that Pytha- 
goras taught them magic and the doctrine of the 
transmigration of souls, and was the founder of their 
philosophy; he in Jus turn was instructed in the mys- 

ies of Thebes and Egypt. 

lie formed a secret society and no one was admitted 
except after Bevere initiation. The novice was con- 
demned to years of silcnee. to various humiliations, to 
self-denials and to trials of endurance. 

'■ lie (Pythagoras) refused, at 'least for a time, os- 
" tensible power and office, ami was contented with. 
u instituting an organized and formidable society, not 
'" dissimilar to that mighty order founded by Loyola in 
" times comparatively recent. 

" The disciples admitted into this society underwent 
"' examination and probation; it was through degrees 
" that they passed into higher honors and were admitted 
u into deeper secrets. Religion made the basis of the 
" fraternity, but religion connected with human ends of 
•' advancement of power. 

u He selected the three hundred who at Croton 
" formed his order from the noblest families, and they 
" were professedly reared to know themselves that they 



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u might be fitted to command the world. It was not 

" long before this society, of which Pythagoras was the 
" head, appears to have supplanted the ancient Senate 
u and obtained the legislative administration ! " 

:;: # * * -V- ■':■ 

u An order based upon s \ profound a knowledge of 

,: all that can fascinate or cheat mankind could not fail 
,; to secure a temporary power. His influence was uu- 
•■ bounded in Croton; it extended to other Italian cities; 
'• it amended or overturned political constitutions. 

:;: :;: ■.■ * * * 

'• [t was when this power so mystic and so revolu- 
' ; tionary had, by the means of branch societies^ es- 
i: tablished itself thoroughout a considerable portion of 
'• Italy that a general feeling of alarm and suspicion 
'• broke out against the sage and his sectarians. The 
" Anti-Pythagorean risings, according to Porphyry, were 
'" sufficiently numerous and active to be remembered 
"long generations afterwards. Many of tii 4 sage's 
" friends are said to have perished, and it is doubtful 
" whether Pythagoras himself fell a victim to the rage 
,: of his enemies or died a fugitive 1 amongst his disciples 
" at Metapontum. Nor was it until nearly th3 whole 
11 of Lower Italy was torn by convulsions and Greece 
" herself drawn into the contest as pacificator and arbi- 
•• ter that the ferment was allayed." 

History of Philosophy. — Lewes. 

u lie was a worker of miracles. Ee was heard to 
" lecture at different places. >\w\i as Metapontum 
" and Taurominium on the same day and at the same 

" hour. 



14 

This is one chapter in the history of magnetism, but 

enough to illustrate its danger. 

MAGNETISM AND NIRVANA. 

Now le1 us consider this subject of electro- magnet- 
ism in connection with the tfir/;ana of the Buddhists. 

Druidism, which may be said to be an offshool of 
Buddhism, teaches that men's souls do not perish, but 
transmigral > after death from one individual to another 
(they evidently must have believed that it is accom- 
plished by magnetism), and they hold that people are 
thereby most strongly urged to bravery as the Tear of 
deathisthus destroyed. The Buddhists evidently do 
not contemplate this system of absorption with pleasure; 
their hope and prayer is the final deliverance of the 
soul from transmigration. They seek rest or even 
complete annihilation in preference. 

The use of another's serum or some of the substances 
which compose it, and the animal magnetism and their 
vitalizing effects, before referred to, under the title of 
11 Transfer of Magnetism." will suggest a method of de- 
termining this question of absorption and transmigra- 
tion mentioned in Druidal philosophy, by scientific ex- 
perimentation. 

ROME CONDEMNS MAGNETISM. 

The Church of Rome has frequently condemned 
magnetism. Late dispatches (September 5th, 1.890) 
indicate that the Holy Inquisition condemns Hypnotism 
upon the ground that it disturbs humin liberty and is 
dangerous in its effect upon the mental and physical 
condition of hypnotized subjects. 



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EXPOSURE — TIIK SANSUVAH. 



To have the Buddhists' secret of magnetism exposed, 
has been the hope and prayer of millions of souls for 
century after century. All attempts have failed; the 
exposers have generally met with persecution and death. 

Persons who have re-discovered the secret have usually 
been persuaded or coerced into silence. 

Since the year a. d. 1777, the Sansuvah has been 
convoked almost every decade. At nearly every assem- 
blage it was agreed that Buddhism, or in other words, 
spiritualism or magnetism should be exposed, not only 
to scientists, but to the whole civilized world. 

The difficulties in the way of exposure, in addition 
to forfeiture of large sums of money, secured by bonds 
and estates of leading financiers, have been numerous. 

It involved a confession of fraud and protection of 
crime; secrets of state and church were known to the 
different representatives in the Sansuvah respectively^ 
which, though protected by promise as well as by fear. 
were threatened to be revealed by those opposing it. 

Its exposure involved the mysteries and rites on 
which religions were founded; from the days when the 
oracles of Delphi and Apollo foretold the success or de- 
struction of armies; the rise and fall of nations, mag- 
netism has been protected by the arms of kingdoms 
and the superstitions of mankind. 

Altho' nations have disappeared, and their history is 
only to be be found in the sarcophagi, and recorded on 
papryus, or inscribed on as yet undeciphered syenites 
and basalts. Magnetism ami its secrets, have been 
handed down from generation to generation as the 



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Buddhists have sung the history and hymns of their 
religion to their children. 

In the Sansuvah, the leading religions of the world 
have been represented, though not equally; Buddhism, 
The Church of Kome, The Greek Church, Brahmahism 
and Judaism. In a. d. 1846 the Roman Catholic Hierar- 
chy withdrew, and since that day they have not partici- 
pated in the proceedings of the Sansuvah. In St. 
Peter's, where Michael Angelo left the inspiration of 
his genius, and converted a saracenic hall into a Chris- 
tian church; where music echoes a prayer, the Church 
of Rome has appealed for protection against magnetism. 

Who is responsible for subjecting a large majority 
of the residents of San Francisco to electro-magnetism ? 
It is needless to further allude to their condition; many 
of them do not recognize it. 

It has been asserted that when a part of the body 
or some of the muscles have been connected with an- 
other, the rest may be. 

A person may be connected with another through a 
group of muscles, or through the brain, for years, with- 
out knowing it; many do not discover it until they 
begin to hear voices of other persons in a like condi- 
tion, at long distances. They should be informed. 

I comprehend that once upon a time the use of 
magnetism for punishment was limited to those cases, 
where the laws of the country were inadequate. 

It has, however, been used for unjust punishment 
and persecution. The proper time has come for its ex- 
posure. 

S. HEYDENFELDT, Jr., 
September, 1890, San Francisco, Cal., U. S. A. 



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APPENDIX. 



DISTRIBUTING MEDIUMS. 

I understand that the following is the method of 
keeping persons in a condition of electro-magnetism: 

In order that persons should continue to be con- 
nected with others, after having been electro-magnet- 
ized and connected, and remain in what is called a 
magnetical union, one or more persons are made dis- 
tributing mediums or subjects, with whom others have 
been connected by the galvanic current or by the use of 
faradic and medical coil batteries; to them are admin- 
istered food, chemicals, drugs, etc., which generate in 
the serum, substances (ethers byway of electro-medica- 
tion) which aid in continuing the current, which is made 
to pass from one to the others; cerium is said to be an 
important factor. Gum arabic and other hydro-carbons 
-are- taken internally, and are also held in the mouth 
of the distributing medium and allowed to dissolve 
slowly. 

PERSONS IN IMMEDIATE CONNECTION. 

-Of course a number of persons are immediately con- 
nected with the distributing medium, on whom the cur- 
rent acts directly, passing through and from such 
medium to such persons, and through them to others. 
By increasing the quantity of electro-motive force, the 
brains, muscles, tissues, fibres and nerves of all can be 



48 

connected to a greater extent with those of the dis- 
tributing medium. 

The persons immediately and directly connected 
with the distributing medium, assist as conductors, the 
current from the battery passes through them to others, 
carrying substances, scrum, or sonic ()[' the substances 
which compose the serum, magnetism, ethers, etc.. from 
the distributing medium, as well as the substances, 
magnetism and electricity which they generate in them- 
selves. Some of them carry with them and occasionally 
use a small galvanic battery, or medical coil battery. 
The earth's current passes through them all. 

DIRECT CONNECTION OF THE DISTRIBUTING MEDIUM. 

The current of electro-magnetism, therefore, passing 
from the distributing medium, carrying and conducting 
with it the serum, or some of the substances which 
compose the serum, ether, etc.. as well as the magnet- 
ism from each person, connects the brain of the dis- 
tributing medium directly with each and every person 
in the magnetic union. By the skillful use of the 
electrode one person can be more closely connected 
and the others almost disconnected. 

WHEN ONCE CONNECTED. 

When persons have been once connected with one 
of the distributing mediums, they continue to remain 
subject to electro-magnetism, as long as a light current, 
imperceptible to most of those connected, is applied to 
the distributing medium. How long this connection 
will remain after the disuse of the battery, is for those 
familiar with the subject to expose. 



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CLOBEB CONNECTION — GREATEB DEGREE OF ELECTEO-MAGNETISM. 

When a person is connected with the distributing 
medium by such a light current that he is nol aware of 
it. and it is desired to electro-magnetize him more or 
to connect him closer, or induce more of his sensjory 

forces to the medium, it is necessary to increase the 
quantity of electro-motive force. To do sb the distrib- 
uting medium, or his operator, by concentrating his 
thought upon the person at the time of using the elec- 
trode, or by looking at a photograph of such person 
and fixing his mind upon him, at the time the current 
from the battery is applied, causes the current to pass 
from the head of the distributing medium to such per- 
son thought about, and establishes a nearer and more 
immediate connection. 

Others will have to describe the larger batteries 
which generate the electro-motive force and the general 
electrical mechanism ami also the chemicals kept in 
rubber sacks, distributed in different parts of San Fran- 
cisco by which thousands of persons are electro-mag- 
netized and kept in that condition. 

ELECTRO MAGNETIS NO AND BE-ELECrRO MAGNETISING. 

Whether a person can be electro -magnetized, or be 
re-eleetro-magnetized by a distributing medium, through 
the solar rays and a looking glass, is a question for 
magnetizes to explain. 

Electro-magnetizing may have been facilitated by 
using a current of electricity in connection with the 
street cable cars of San Francisc 



50 

A NUMBER OF MAGNETICAL UNIONS. 

There may be a number of those distributing medi- 
ums; each may be connected with the other; in conse- 
quence, the persons who have been connected with each 
of these distributing mediums are liable at any time to 
be electro-magnetized by any of the distributing medi- 
ums or by their operators. 

In order to keep people subject to electro -magnet- 
ism, a current of electricity is applied every now and 
then upon these distributing mediums, most of whom 
are generally kept unidentified and secreted. 

The application of the galvanic current upon the 
distributing medium will produce somewhat of a cor- 
responding effect upon the persons connected with him, 
though to a less extent ; the faradic likewise. 

SIGHT of the distributing medium. 

A distributing medium can be so connected with 
many others that he can see what they see: this must 
be left for his or an operator's scientific description. 
There is said to be a system by which persons and ob- 
jects which are seen by persons connected with the dis- 
tributing medium, can be reflected in a mirror before 
him. 

The effects and phenomena which can be produced 
by electro-magnetism and chemicals, are so numerous 
that it would take volumes for their description. Many 
schools have their own secrets, which they try to guard 
most carefully from others. These schools have their 
skilled operators and chemists; each tries to out do the 
other (even by examining their electricians and magi- 






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eians under hypnosis). There is a constant rivalry: 
they are jealous of the one who can produce the newest 
and most unaccountable effects; therefore new discov- 
eries arc being made periodically, which all seek to 
imitate and improve upon. 

The use of luminous ethers and electro-magnetism 
by the Theosophical Sections, will probably be pub- 
lished to the scientific world. 

The magnetico-chemical figures seemingly imbued 
with life, and the Kleusinian and Egyptian mysteries 
will probably be explained by another Order. 

In the foregoing pages, many heretofore unaccounta- 
ble phenomena have been explained — enough, ii is to 
be hoped, to direct the public mind to a solution of all 
others by science and natural laws, and to discard for- 
ever superstition and spiritualism. 

S. HEYDENFBLDT, Jb. 

San Francisco. Cab, September, 1890. 



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